Lincoln, Massachusetts
Dec 19, 1932 – Sep 21, 2025 (Age 92)
KRAVITZ, Edward, A Renowned Professor of Neurobiology The George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School, died at home, on September 21, 2025. He was 92 years old. Ed was a pioneering neuroscientist and an inspiration to generations of researchers. He joined...
Read MoreWe were graduate students at the University of Michigan when the Biochemistry department was beginning to gather its collective wits together. In spite of that experience, Ed became a major player in neurobiology.
David Kessel
November 01, 2025 | School
A great teacher and scientist!
Walter Stühmer
October 25, 2025 | Work
What a wonderful and unique human being you were Ed. When you moved to The Commons the first thing I did was to read your book about the fruit fly and I. You wrote it so that non scientists like me could read the relevant chapters and learn about your amazing life!
Anne Watt
October 16, 2025 | Friend
A fighter for science and science education until the end. I will miss Ed´s positive energy and optimism. He did everything he could to keep himself from being a member of a dying breed. Rest in peace, dear Ed.
Albert Galaburda
October 07, 2025
